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Doomsday Preppers explores the lives of otherwise ordinary Americans who are preparing for the end of the world as we know it. Unique in their beliefs, motivations, and strategies, preppers will go to whatever lengths they can to make sure they are prepared for any of life's uncertainties. And with our expert's assessment, they will find out their chances of survival if their worst fears become a reality. Season 1 includes Bullets, Lots of Bullets, I Hope I Am Crazy, Back to the Stone Age, It's All Gonna Hit the Fan, Friends Can Become Enemies, Nine Meals Away from Anarchy, Into the Spider Hole, It's Gonna Get Worse, Close the Door, Load the Shotgun, Disaster Doesn't Wait, I Suggest We Run, and bonus program, American Doomsday.

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Say what you want about the "characters" involved in the various episodes, but the bottom line is this - are you prepared? Likewise, do you have any friends or colleagues who you have bounced ideas off to create and assemble your emergency reaction plan? Probably not, is my guess. On the other hand, with these videos, you can extract the good and bad, the essential and non-essential, and develop your own plan. The program presents 2-4 different groups of individuals in each episode with a different crisis focus. For example, some preppers focus on EMP (Electronic Magnetic Pulse) disasters, other focus on the results of an economy meltdown, others on natural and man-made disasters. In any case, the concept each prepper conveys is the Boy Scout motto of "Be Prepared". My thinking is that anyone who watches this series (at least this 1st season) will have a better chance to formulate their own ideas of whether making any emergency plans is worth their while. And if so, it's quite easy to filter through the sometimes odd personalities who've made the show what it is. Thing is, after an emergency, the issue of odd personalities will be a moot point. As they say, would you rather be six months too early or one-day too late in your emergency planing? My thinking is that everyone should analyze their own exposure to disaster (e.g., hurricanes, storm surges, tsunamis, nuclear radiation leakage, earthquakes, floods, and of course the darker concept of whether or not these United States of America will always be acceptably free and that our way of life will never be challenged). In any case, be prepared, patriots.

As a father, anything less than being prepared, and making the family prepared, seems beyond a criminal offense.

Prepping seems to be coming out of the shadows, at least as far as mass media is concerned and NatGeo has gotten in on the act. I'm a "prepper" too, if you consider someone who's had to go without during an emergency and will never do so again a "prepper". That said, there's a few things I's like to adress with season 1.

The format is fairly standard for a "reality documentary". It does go with the more extreme folks rather than the more common folks who are just putting some things aside for rougher times. But that's OK, in most of the cases. I found many of the people to be pretty ingenious in how they've approached what they perceive to be The End Of The World As We Know It. Maybe they're right, maybe they're wrong. A few might even be slightly over the top (well, there are a few that I think put a step ladder on the top and went from there...) But they have what they consider to be valid reasons for doing what they're doing, so who am I to argue?

I found lots of little TTPs (tactics, tips, and practices) that I could apply to my own situation. In that regard, season 1 was worth it hands down.

I also found that I absolutely detest the rating system that Practical Preppers apply at the end of every segment. Not because they may or may not be right about aspects of that individual's preparedness, but becuase they fit that rating into a "box". Many preppers have to think outside the box, due to circumstances, finances, whatever, but the rating system seems to ignore that. In a few cases, even I found it insulting. I know they carried it over into season 2, but I'm hoping that if there is a season 3 that either gets changed or dropped entirely.

This is an "okay" series, but "nothing to write home about." It is nice to watch as it does give you some ideas on "emergency preparedness," but seems to be a reality show that is spinning stories about the few "extremists" out there which I think, by and large, are fewer and further between than this program might lead you to believe. The creators of this show have gone to great lengths to find the "extremist" types who are motivated by nearly outlandish beliefs of "doomsday" circumstances (polar shifts, explosion of the Yellowstone super volcano, etc.) to "doomsday prep."

While it is interesting, I am not going to bother with the other seasons. If you're into this stuff, it might be for you. Otherwise, save your money for more quality programming.

At least as of the time of posting I cannot see that it makes the distinction that I have only viewed episode 1 ("free with commercials"), so I want to make it clear that any opinion is based solely on my access to that episode.

I am comfortable with rating this episode as 4 star viewing for anyone coming to this as I did, already having an interest in survival and emergency response scenarios. The episode presented 3 distinct groups or individuals each having distinct outlooks on what threats they may face, how they respond and why, and included fairly intimate snapshot of their lives and backgrounds.

I cannot say that I learned terribly much about techniques or equipment of which I was not already aware, but it was interested and often thought provoking, and I enjoyed this brief exposure to these fresh perspectives of real people in our society.

Too much extraneous drama for my taste. No thanks. Although some ideas were very, very clever and some ideas ingenious, the ridiculous drama aspect... Obviously some of these people were not in the military and but like to play soldiers and have the money for accessories, gear, and even the cool carrying case! The whining and crying of the rich cowboy whose ears were damaged due to the lack of firearms training and precautions with proper hearing cover--absurd. This was the episode which ended it for me. No thanks. The person teaching self defense? Erm... in theory, great. But who honestly believes an out-of shape person is going to be able to defend against a well-trained, fit and armed attacker? Or two? Some of these people need to get their reality checked.